We had a fantastic 4th of July holiday, taking advantage of all of the local festivities. This was the first year that Sonia could really appreciate that it was our country's birthday, and since she is obsessed with birthdays she was pretty excited. The highlights of the day included decorating Sonia's bike to ride in the local parade (and of course Deven's tricycle too), participating in the "parade" (which had lots and lots of participants, but seemingly no spectators, unless you count the parents running ahead just to take a picture of their child), and of course enjoying the bouncy houses at the end of the parade in the local park. The weather was sunny and hot, and the kids had their fill of juice, hot dogs, and Dora shaped popsicles. Good times.
Sonia and Deven ready for the parade
Leah & Ellie (and about 1,000 other people) join Deven & Sonia for the parade
All smiles after the parade
Conquering the first of many bouncy house slides
Boundless energy
Deven wishing he was big enough to be in the bouncy house (next year!)
And of course, no birthday is complete without a rendition of "Happy Birthday", so here is Sonia's tribute to the 4th of July.
